Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1384

December 1964 to January 1965 شعبان

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Sha'ban 1384 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban	37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	610, Sha'ban	711, Sha'ban	812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban	1014, Sha'ban	1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban	1721, Sha'ban	1822, Sha'ban	1923, Sha'ban	2024, Sha'ban	2125, Sha'ban	2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban	2428, Sha'ban	2529, Sha'ban	2630, Sha'ban	2731, Sha'ban	28Jan 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban
303, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1384 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jan 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban	304, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1384 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jan 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban	304, Sha'ban

Celebration
Worship
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Sha'ban

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1
Eve
FriSatSat
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 December)Saturday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 December)Saturday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
- Khoja: 1 Shaban
- Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia)
3
MonTueTue
7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
- Iranian: 3 Shaban; also Pasdar (Guard) Day
- Khoja: al-Mufid reported 5 Shaban; some historians give 3 AH not 4 AH
4
TueWedWed
8 Dec9 Dec9 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
9 Dec10 Dec10 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Khoja: 5 Shaban (duas.org)
- Iranian: 5 Shaban (wikishia)
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
TueWedWed
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
- Iranian: 11 Shaban (wikishia)
12
Eve
TueWedWed
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 December)Wednesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 December)Wednesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 December)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 December)Thursday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 December)Thursday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 December)
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Two rakas with Ya-Sin, al-Mulk, al-Tawhid (wikishia)
- Khoja: Two rakas with al-Fatiha and al-Tin (duas.org)
14
Eve
ThuFriFri
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 December)Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Year 255 AH; official holiday, World Day of the Impoverished
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH